What is recorded here

Priest's Grave in County Donegal is a possible prehistoric chamber tomb later identified as the burial place of a priest killed during the Penal laws. A modern memorial slab marks the spot where ancient stone and tragic human history collide. The site transforms forgotten mythology into lived memory, proving that even dead traditions can bleed into the world when someone stops to witness them.

This site, described by Killanin and Duignan (1962; 1967) as a possible 'prehistoric chamber tomb', is the supposed burial place of a priest killed during the era of the Penal laws (OS Revision Name Book, 1848). A modern memorial slab marks the spot. OS Revision Name Book, sheet 29 (1848), 29; Anon. 1951, 350; Killanin and Duignan 1962, 113; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 127; Colhoun 1995, 68, no. 29/12; RMP 1995, 29:47. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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